2014 Melrose Resource guide

2014 RESOURCE GUIDE
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MELROSE

Complimentary copy provided by the Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce, City of Melrose, the Melrose Beacon, and local participating businesses.
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Welcome to Melrose................................................................Page 3 Quick Reference Guide...........................................................Page 5 History of Melrose....................................................................Page 6 Melrose Historical Society.....................................................Page 7 City of Melrose ..........................................................................Page 8 Public Utilities............................................................................Page 9 Permits and Licensing.......................................................... Page 10 Melrose Commerce & Industry......................................... Page 11 Agricultural Industry............................................................ Page 12 Phase III..................................................................................... Page 13 Community Organizations.........................................Pages 14-15 Community Services............................................................ Page 16 Melrose Area Food Shelf..................................................... Page 16 Map of Melrose...................................................................... Page 17 Melrose Police Department............................................... Page 18 Melrose Fire Department................................................... Page 18 Melrose Ambulance Department ................................... Page 19 Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce............................ Page 20 Community Events............................................................... Page 21 Melrose Riverfest .................................................................. Page 21 Parks and Recreation....................................................Pages 22-23 Lake Wobegon Trail.............................................................. Page 24 Education/Schools........................................................Pages 25-29 Colleges and Universities................................................... Page 30 Public Library.......................................................................... Page 30 Medical Care....................................................................Pages 31-33 Churches................................................................................... Page 34 Melrose Senior Activities Center...................................... Page 35 Business Directory........................................................Pages 36-38

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Welcome to the City of Melrose! We are proud of our community for many reasons. Melrose is a beautiful place to live, with Big and Little Birch Lakes, Lake Sylvia and other nearby lakes. Enjoy fishing or just a day on the beach. The City sits on the banks of the Sauk River and straddles the Lake Wobegon Trail system, which has more than 46 miles of trails extending from St. Joseph to Osakis, with a branch north of Albany to Holdingford. We are also conveniently located on the I-94 corridor. Melrose is located midway between Alexandria and St. Cloud, Minnesota – just a half hour from either city.

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According to the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, historically, Melrose has had competitively low rates for electricity when compared with the entire State of Minnesota. This is not only attractive to our friendly residents, but it is also a benefit for business and industry. Melrose is a multi-cultural city with a diverse Hispanic population and has a wonderful authentic Mexican restaurant. The Melrose Historical Society Museum is a wonderful place to relive the past and to learn many interesting facts about our beautiful community. Melrose has a multi-park and green space system, two churches, and a lively downtown to serve its residents and visitors. The City has an excellent educational system comprised of public and private elementary schools and public middle and high schools. Melrose, through its cooperative efforts with CentraCare Health, offers state-of-the-art health care services to the community’s residents. These services are enhanced by the new 2009 medical clinic and hospital additions. In addition, this health care is augmented by pharmacy, dental, orthodontic, chiropractic and optometric services. Outreach specialists serve the community on a regular schedule. Finally, the City offers senior, congregate care, and assisted living facilities, along with age-in-place opportunities. Melrose has several large industries such as Jennie-O Turkey Store, Melrose Dairy Proteins, Stearns Electric Association, Melrose Metalworks, Inc. Leedstone, and Proliant Dairy, Inc. In addition, Carstens Industries is known for its fiberglass manufacturing including duck boats for Cabela’s sporting goods stores. Carstens Industries is also under contract to make the fiberglass hulls for one of our newest businesses, Warrior Boats, Inc. Melrose is home for the corporate headquarters of the 10-facility Central Minnesota Credit Union financial institution. Arvig also has a location in Melrose, with their state-ofthe-art communication services, along with their local programming channel. Recent retail additions to our community include Cornerstone Restaurant and Dollar General. For businesses - either retail, commercial or industrial - Melrose is the perfect place to set up shop. We are eager and willing to assist you in any way we can and have experienced staff available to work with you in your endeavor. You can be confident that all your needs can be met in our community and we hope you enjoy your stay. Melrose is a wonderful place to call home! If you are seeking a more permanent stay – and we hope you are – Melrose has a wide variety of housing opportunities to meet your needs and desires. For those with business-related interests, Melrose has a new Industrial Park located just off of I-94, experience with incentive and assistance programs, and a desire to help. Respectfully, Mayor Tim E. Vogel

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Emergency / Police / Fire................................................................................................................................................... 911 Non-Emergency...............................................................................................................................................(320) 256-7211 Building Permits City of Melrose Planning and Development Department............................................................(320) 256-4278 Melrose City Center (all permits)............................................................................................................(320) 256-4278 Fax......................................................................................................................................................................(320) 256-7766 Email ........................................................................................................................................ [email protected] Education Melrose Area Public Schools....................................................................................................................(320) 256-5160 Melrose Community Education..............................................................................................................(320) 256-6010 Sacred Heart School (Freeport)...............................................................................................................(320) 836-2591 St. Mary’s Catholic School (Melrose)......................................................................................................(320) 256-4257 St. John’s-St. Andrew’s School (Greenwald)........................................................................................(320) 987-3491 Montessori School of Melrose.................................................................................................................(320) 256-2141 West Central Area Learning Center (Melrose)....................................................................................(320) 256-7836 Garbage (Refuse) Residential - in the City of Melrose: Bueckers City Sanitation............................................................................................................................(877) 352-2876 Health Care Hospital - CentraCare Health - Melrose................................................................................................(320) 256-4231 Clinic - CentraCare Health - Melrose .....................................................................................................(320) 256-4228 Pharmacy - Melrose Pharmacy................................................................................................................(320) 256-7292 Coborn’s Pharmacy..............................................................................................................(320) 256-4452 Dental - Melrose Dental Office................................................................................................................(320) 256-4267 Optometry - Melrose Eye Clinic..............................................................................................................(320) 256-4000 Newspaper (Local) Melrose Beacon.............................................................................................................................................(320) 256-3240 Post Office...........................................................................................................................................................(320) 256-3713 Utilities Arvig..................................................................................................................................................................(320) 256-7471 Cable Television: Charter Communications........................................................................................(800) 581-0081 Electric: City of Melrose Public Utilities................................................................................................(320) 256-4278 Natural Gas: CenterPoint Energy............................................................................................................(800) 245-2377 (Emergency).........................................................................................................................(800) 722-6821 Telephone Arvig...................................................................................................................................................................(320) 256-7471 Charter Communications...........................................................................................................................(800) 581-0081 Water/Wastewater City of Melrose Public Utilities.................................................................................................................(320) 256-4278

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The first permanent white settlers, including the Adleys and Wheelers, arrived in the Melrose area in 1857, gradually displacing the native Ojibwae and Dakota. The new town was originally called the Maineite Settlement, but probably the Adleys renamed it for their ancestral home, Melrose, Scotland.

History of Melrose
back to Waite Park 29 years later, it was a blow from which the town almost did not recover. Melrose has seen continuous progress ever since. Two granite companies, a brewery, a newspaper, several major manufacturing plants, many stores and services, churches, financial institutions, health facilities and a strong agricultural base helped it grow and flourish over the years. Today it has both a proud heritage and a vital future, as it has become a regional leader in medicine, manufacturing and communications.

Clark’s Flour Mill, Melrose, Minnesota, 1870.

Eventually Melrose had a hotel, stage coach station, post office, school and a few homes. But it didn’t begin to thrive until 1867, when cousins Edwin and William Clark arrived and bought the Adley property. The Clarks built (or possibly rebuilt) a dam and mill and began selling flour and grist. They built a block of brick buildings, opened stores, a bank and sawmill and brought the railroad to town. By the time Edwin, known as “the father of Melrose,” left in 1893, Melrose was a bustling community with churches, railroad depot and assorted stores and businesses. Settlers from New England were soon joined by Germans and Irish who were seeking better lives for their families, religious freedom, free land, new adventures, or escape from military service. Many Irish worked on the railroad, especially after 1894, when Melrose became a division point of the Great Northern. When the headquarters were transferred

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Melrose, Minnesota, 1875.

Stagecoach that traveled from Alexandria to Melrose, Minnesota, 1876.

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Melrose Area Historical Society
518 2nd St. SE, Melrose, MN 56352 320-256-4996 or 320-256-3933 • Email: [email protected] www.melrosemnhistory.com We are on Facebook at www.facebook.com/melroseareamuseum
The Melrose Area Historical Society (MAHS) was incorporated in January, 1987. It collects and interprets the history of the school district area including Melrose, Meire Grove, Greenwald, Freeport, New Munich, Spring Hill, St. Rosa, St. Martin Township and the Birch Lake area. MAHS has about 300 members and a spacious, three-floor museum located in a former convent. It is run entirely by volunteers. Charles Lindbergh Sr.; and his son, Charles Lindbergh, Jr. The former sisters’ chapel displays many artifacts and explains the area’s religious history. There is an entire print shop on the lower level. Visitors can search back issues of the Melrose Beacon in the reference library or find their family names and photos in the computer and/or paper files. Microfilmed copies of the Melrose Beacon can also be found at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud. Visit www. stearns-museum.org for more information. Membership costs are $10 for an individual, $15 for a family and $35 for a business. There are other donor levels as well. Members receive a quarterly newsletter. Suggested admission to MAM is families $5, adults $2 and children (ages 9-15) $1, members and education groups are free. It is open Wednesdays from 9 - 4 and by appointment. Bill Daley Art Gallery The Bill Daley Art Gallery contains works on loan from the Daley Art Gallery, Minneapolis and works by local artists. Items in the gallery may be offered for sale, unlike museum artifacts. Melrose Area Museum The Melrose Area Museum (MAM) contains thousands of donated artifacts, papers, maps, photographs, family histories and reference books. Changing displays represent medicine, photography, music, domestic life, agriculture, industry, fashion, childhood, railroading, transportation, sports and other areas. One room is dedicated to every military conflict in which people of the area took part. The Lindbergh display contains artifacts and documents relating to pioneers Louisa and August Lindbergh; their son, Congressman

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City of Melrose

Melrose City Center 225 1st St. NE, Melrose, MN 56352 Ph: (320) 256-4278 • Fax: (320) 256-7766 Email: [email protected]
MAYOR: Tim E. Vogel...............................................(320) 267-1748 cell Email......................................................timv8706@gmail.com CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dick Christenson............................................. (320) 256-3934 Joe Finken......................................................... (320) 256-3886 Anthony (Tony) Klasen................................. (320) 256-2258 Jenny Mayers................................................... (320) 256-4006 CITY ADMINISTRATOR/TREASURER: Michael Brethorst........................................... (320) 256-4278 Email.................................. [email protected] CITY CLERK: Patti Haase........................................................ (320) 256-4278 Email.......................................... [email protected] PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: Gary Walz........................................................... (320) 256-4278 Email............................................. [email protected] CHIEF OF POLICE: John Jensen...................................................... (320) 256-7211 Email.......................................... [email protected] CITY ASSESSOR: Stearns County Assessor’s Office.............. (320) 656-3680

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Public Utilities

Electricity, water, wastewater, storm water, streets and street lighting are provided by the city. Residents receive monthly utility bills. Contact the City Administration Office at the Melrose City Center at (320) 256-4278 during the weekday business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. regarding utility bills or services. If problems arise after business hours or on weekends, call the after-hours utility/street/outage/ problem phone number: (320) 256-2244. ELECTRIC City of Melrose Public Utilities..................... (320) 256-4278 GARBAGE/RECYCLING Bueckers City Sanitation................................ (877) 352-2876 NATURAL GAS CenterPoint Energy (Customer Service)... (800) 245-2377 Emergency.......................................................... (800) 722-9326 TELEPHONE Arvig...................................................................... (320) 256-7471 Charter Communications.............................. (800) 581-0081 CABLE TV Arvig...................................................................... (320) 256-7471 Charter Communications.............................. (800) 581-0081

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INTERNET Arvig.......................................................................(320) 256-7471 Charter Communications...............................(800) 581-0081 POST OFFICE:....................................................(320) 256-3713 WATER City of Melrose Public Utilities......................(320) 256-4278 WASTEWATER City of Melrose Public Utilities......................(320) 256-4278 Any type of new construction or an improvement to an existing property or building will require the submission of the proper building permit application forms. Please contact the Planning and Development Department at the Melrose City Center at 320-256-4278, online at [email protected] or www.ci.melrose.mn.us.

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Permits and Licensing
New Residential Construction Building Incentive Program The City of Melrose is offering the new Single-Family Home Construction Fee Incentive Program which includes various potential savings including a partial building permit fee rebate, and SAC and WAC fee reductions along with other offerings by Melrose area businesses. Please contact Planning and Development Director Gary Walz at the Melrose Administration Offices in the Melrose City Center, [email protected] or call (320) 256-4278. Building, Moving, and Zoning Permits For assistance regarding permits and forms, please contact Gary Walz at the Planning and Development Department at the Melrose Administration Offices at the Melrose City Center, [email protected], or call (320) 256-4278. Development and Business Subsidy Programs For development projects, local incentive programs, and business expansion and/or relocation, please contact Planning and Development Director Gary Walz at the Melrose Administration Offices in the Melrose City Center, [email protected] or call (320) 256-4278. Animal Licenses For animal licenses, please contact the Melrose Administration Offices at the Melrose City Center at admin@ cityofmelrose.com, or (320) 256-4278. Liquor, Tobacco, and Rental Licenses For liquor, tobacco, and rental licenses, please contact City Clerk Patti Haase at the Melrose Administration Offices at the Melrose City Center, phaase@cityofmelrose. com, or (320) 256-4278.

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Melrose Commerce and Industry
Melrose is a community with excellent employment, good infrastructure and a productive agricultural base. Its location adjacent to I-94 in Central Minnesota’s lake country provides quick and easy access to business markets, abundant recreational opportunities, and a sensibly-paced lifestyle, all within an easy commute of major metropolitan markets. Two of the area’s largest manufacturing industries are located in Melrose. Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc., one of the world’s largest turkey processing plants, employs over 800 people and processes 1.3 to 1.5 million live pounds of turkey per day. Most of these turkeys are grown within a 50- to 60-mile radius of the processing facility. Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. products are distributed to customers in all 50 states and approximately 40 foreign countries. Melrose Dairy Proteins, LLC is a milk-processing facility owned by Land O’ Lakes, Inc. and Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. With its approximately 130 employees, the company processes nearly 1.3 billion pounds of milk into over 130 million pounds of cheddar and Italianstyle cheeses annually. The company also supplies dairy permeate to Proliant Dairy Ingredients, Inc., a whey drying facility located adjacent to Melrose Dairy Proteins, LLC. CentraCare Health – Melrose is a 25-bed critical access hospital with an attached clinic, 75-bed skilled nursing home and a 41-unit senior independent apartment building with assisted living services available. A full range of health care services and convenient access to a variety of specialists are provided on this growing medical campus in Melrose. CentraCare Health – Melrose employs more than 250 people who serve nearly 10,000 residents in and around western Stearns County. According to the most recent statistics from the State Demographer in 2010, Melrose had a population of 3,601 with 1,315 housing units. While single-family residential construction has slowed in the past years, commercial and industrial construction has continued at a robust pace. In 2012, Melrose realized exponential growth in commercial and industrial development. From the opening of the Warrior Boats manufacturing facility, to the expansions of Melrose Metalworks, Carstens Industries and CCC, by year-end Melrose added 48,304 square feet of new construction. In addition, the downtown area welcomed Melrose City Meat Market and Main Street Nutrition. This, coupled with the new construction of Cornerstone Buffet & Restaurant and the Dollar General Store made Melrose one of the faster growing communities in the area. Melrose Public Utilities supplies electrical power for the City, while Stearns Electric Association supplies it for the surrounding communities. Arvig provides telephone, television, high-speed Internet services, voice and data networking and computer services to the area. There are six restaurants/fast food outlets, three banking facilities, three supermarkets/grocers and many other stores and services. The city has five parks, a golf course, a branch of the Great River Regional Library system and a weekly newspaper, The Melrose Beacon. Melrose’s most important asset is its people. Through their dedication, work ethic and values, they contribute to the community’s development and prosperity.

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Agriculture Industry

The agriculture industry continues to be an integral part of Melrose’s success. Dairy and turkey, along with pork, beef and crops are the dominant agricultural industries in our area. The dairy industry continues to have traditional 60- to 90-cow farms with pipeline milkers, while most expansions now include a milking parlor, free stall cow housing, and dairy herds of 150 to 1000 cows. According to the 2010 Minnesota Agricultural Statistics, Stearns County had 67,000 dairy cows on 746 dairy farms with an average of 92 cows per farm. The average cow produced 19,600 pounds of milk annually compared to 10,000 pounds of milk produced annually in 1975. A few reasons for the increase are better feeding practices, improved genetics and also more attention shown to cow comfort. Stearns County is the #1 county in Minnesota for milk production, total milk cows and total cash receipts for livestock sales, along with cattle and calves on inventory.

There are a number of turkey farms in the area as well. A majority of them have contracts with Jennie-O Turkey Store to raise a certain number of birds. A majority of the turkeys that are contracted with Jennie-O Turkey Store are processed at the plant here in Melrose. There are also pork and beef producers in the area, however much of the hog finishing has gone to contract finishing, so not as many small farmers in the area have been choosing to raise pork. Cash crops are also raised in the Melrose area. These crops include corn, soybeans and alfalfa. Some of these crops will be sold to the feed mills in town or hauled to another site. The majority of the alfalfa that is raised as cash crops is sold locally to dairy farmers or brought to a hay auction. Stearns County is the #1 county in Minnesota for hay production and oat production. Another major change in the crop market for the area is the increase and expansion of ethanol plants in the area. The Melrose economy continues to be vibrant and is highly dependent on the agriculture industry.

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Community Organizations

Adley Creek 4-H Club Deanna Feldewerd......................................................... (320) 248-8529 Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-anon Tony Zehrer....................................................................... (320) 256-3780 American Legion Post 101 (meets 2nd Tues. of month) David Humbert, Commander.................................... (320) 836-2436 Ron Butkowski, Gambling Fund Manager............. (320) 256-3345 American Legion Auxiliary Mary Ellen Gebeke......................................................... (320) 256-3716 Community Connection Channel 14 Local Broadcast Station................................................ (320) 351-9565 Boy Scouts Mark Ettel, Scoutmaster............................................... (320) 256-5166 Christian Mothers/Women Caroline Jacobs, President.......................................... (320) 256-3207 Girl Scouts Chrystal Sand................................................................... (320) 266-5554 Golden Goalies Cathy Abrahamson........................................................ (320) 256-7143 Arlene Messerich............................................................ (320) 256-3227 Ann Judovsky .................................................................. (320) 256-3038 Please note: Cathy and Arlene are gone over the winter months.

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Helping Hands 4-H Club Eva Becker, Melrose.............................................. (320) 256-4906 MCCL Elisha Seanger........................................................ (320) 256-2790 Melrose Area Food Shelf Ervin Bueckers, President...... leave message (320) 256-2555 Melrose Area Women of Today Robin Petermeier................................................... (320) 293-7546 Melrose Elementary School PTA Anne Hoeschen...................................................... (320) 836-2860 Melrose Firemen’s Auxiliary Jeanne Kraemer..................................................... (320) 256-7974 Melrose Area Historical Society Roger Paschke, President................................... (320) 256-3933 Melrose Lake Improvement Association Jim Mohs.................................................................. (320) 256-3488 George Traeger....................................................... (320) 256-3887 Melrose Lions Club (meet every 2nd & 4th Wed.) Doug Kloth, President.......................................... (320) 256-2206 Larry Droogsma, Gambling Fund Manager.(320) 256-7833 Melrose V.F.W. (meet first Tues. of each month) Jim Athmann, Commander .............................. (320) 256-4980 Bob Kemper, Gambling Fund Manager.............. (320) 761-2953 Melrose V.F.W. Auxiliary Joyce Duerr.............................................................. (320) 256-3991 National Catholic Society of Foresters Julia Westendorf, President............................... (320) 256-4445 Phase III Joe Timmins............................................................. (320) 256-3795 St. Bernard St. Elizabeth Society Ray Primus............................................................... (320) 987-3540 St. Mary’s Mission Society Jane Salzl.................................................................. (320) 256-3087 St. Paul’s Youth Group Pastor Kevin Mann................................................ (320) 256-3847 Senior Activity Center Mary Ann Primus, Coordinator......................... (320) 256-4435

Community Organizations

The Sauk River Players presented “Into the Woods” during the summer of 2013. It combines the well-known fairy tales of “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and “Little Red Ridinghood” with the story of “The Baker and his Wife” who desperately want a child.

The Sauk River Players have, for over 30 years, presented musicals in the summer. The group began as summer entertainment and a showcase for adult and student talent in the Sauk Centre, Melrose and Albany areas. It was started by Cal Meyer, Marit Elliott, Jackie O’Brien, and Red Howard as a musical group that would present family-friendly shows. Early in the 80s, the show traveled between Melrose and Sauk Centre theatres. Over the years, they have produced traditional shows such as Annie, Oliver, Sound of Music, South Pacific, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, etc. The group has even produced a unique musical about a man-eating plant, Little Shop of Horrors, and was one of the first amateur groups to produce Into the Woods after its debut on Broadway in 1988. The cast is typically made up of anywhere from 30-70 singers/actors of all ages, depending on the show. Wizard of Oz was one of their largest with 72 performers. Rehearsals run about six weeks in the evenings during June and July. Production week is the third week in July at the Melrose High School Auditorium. Cost of tickets is low and usually shows are meant for all audiences. Ticket and audition information is available by calling Audrey Hiltner at 256-5160, ext. 1001. Director is Marit Elliott.

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TOWN & COUNTRY PLAYERS
For over four decades, the Town and Country Players have presented plays in Melrose. They were started by Cal Meyer, Barb Meyer, Jesse Lovelace and Mark Sieve in 1969 as a vehicle for comedies produced by and for adults once a year. More recently, this group has included some high school students and many adults and produced small-cast musicals such as 9 to 5, Bingo-The Winning Musical, Quilters, Cotton Patch Gospel, The Fantasticks, The Tammy Wynette Show, Cash: Ring of Fire and Honky Tonk Angels. These shows are generally presented in spring. Rehearsals begin in late January or early February and are performed at the Melrose High School Auditorium.

2013 production of “9 to 5.”

Ticket and audition information is available by calling Audrey Hiltner at 256-5160, ext. 1001. Director is Marit Elliott.
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Community Services
POST OFFICE: (320) 256-3713 Located at 304 1st St. NE Window hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday Lobby hours: 6:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. - noon Saturdays

Melrose Area Food Shelf
(320) 256-2555 or (320) 256-3215 The Melrose Area Food Shelf, in the basement of St. Mary’s Parish Center (Rectory), is available to persons in need of assistance who live within the Melrose 740 School District. It is open on Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on the first four Wednesdays of the month. Clients must bring photo identification and/ or proof of residency to each visit. They may receive assistance once per month. Home delivery is available to handicapped and shut-ins. To arrange for this service, call (320) 256-2555 during open hours. If there is no answer, leave a message on the voicemail and someone will return your call. The food shelf is a non-profit organization relying solely on donations and grants when available. Contributions are always welcome and can be brought to the food shelf during open hours. Cash donations are also appreciated. Checks may be written payable to the Melrose Area Food Shelf and sent to Kathy Melling at 44854 County Road 13, Grey Eagle, MN 56336.

LIBRARY: (320) 256-3885 Located at 225 1st St. NE NEWSPAPER: Melrose Beacon 408 Main St. E, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-3240 • Website: melrosebeacon.com Email: [email protected] Office hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

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Project Give-a-Gift has been part of the Melrose community for 34 years. Local volunteers help families and individuals in need throughout the year but are especially busy during the holiday season. Funds are donated and distributed to people within the Melrose Area school district. If you are interested in donating or know someone in need, please call 320-256-7300.

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Row 1 (L-R): Jeremy Kraemer - Chief, Rick Berens - Assistant Chief, Aaron Schmitz, Troy Tomford, Joe Woeste, Jerry Heartsworm, Aaron Goebel, Ben Imdieke and Loren Pundsack. Row 2 (L-R): Leon Feldewerd, Joe Finken, Chuck Gerads, Scottie Schmiesing, Carl Worms, Chris Schneider, Shawn Swanson, Shawn Waldvogel, Craig Maus, Ben Ellering, Nathan Primus, Corey Bueckers, Mark “Bunker” Hill and Andrew Wirtz. Not Pictured: Tom Budde - Assistant Chief, Edwin Santana.

Fire and Ambulance Station 405 2nd Ave. SE, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-4278 Emergency: 911 www.cityofmelrose.com
Fire Chief.................................................. Jeremy Kraemer First Assistant Chief......................................Tom Budde Second Assistant Chief................................Rick Berens Training Officer...............................................Carl Worms

• Fire protection services began in 1884 • Department serves the cities of Melrose, Meire Grove and Greenwald along with the surrounding rural areas • Department objectives are to preserve and protect life and property, fire prevention, fire fighting and rescue • Members appointed by the Melrose City Council • Department can have up to 30 members • Fire Relief Association formed in 1898 • Association provides retirement relief and other benefits to association members • Any active member of the Fire Department is eligible for membership

Melrose Police Department
Chief Chief John G. Jensen John G. Jensen Serving since 1982 Serving since 1982 Administrative Assistant Sergeant Administrative Assist. Sergeant Craig Maus Judy Weber Judy Weber Craig Maus Serving since 2001 Serving since 1999 Serving since 1999 Serving since 2001

Melrose City Center 225 1st St. NE, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-7211 Emergency: 911 www.cityofmelrose.com

The Melrose Police Department consists of a police chief, sergeant, two police officers, a secretary and several reserve officers.The Police Department is highly trained to meet the required standards of this profession. Police Chief, John Jensen jjensen@cityofmelrose.com..............................320-256-7211

Officer Of cer Patric Nechanicky Chris Swanson Serving since 2006 Serving since 2004

Officer Ofcer Shawn Swanson Patric Nechanicky Serving since Serving sine 2007 2006

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Melrose Ambulance Department
Fire and Ambulance Station 405 2nd Ave. SE, Melrose, MN 56352 www.cityofmelrose.com Emergency: 911
Jenn Tschida, Ambulance Coordinator Dr. Dante Beretta, Medical Director • City-owned ambulance service established in 1969 • Basic Life Support (BLS) service licensed through the State of Minnesota • Department serves nine cities and four townships • Members are emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and respond to emergency calls and provide care to the critically ill and injured • Members are appointed by the Melrose City Council • Department can have up to 30 members

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Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce
223 Main St. E, Melrose, MN 56352 Phone (320) 256-7174 www.melrosemn.org

Melrose Chamber of Commerce 2013 Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

Pictured left to right: Julie Baum, Stacey Austing-Jacobson, Kyle Hoium, Kathie Dziengel, Corey Sand, Darla Honkomp

President......................................................................Kyle Hoium American Family Insurance Vice-President.............................................................Julie Baum CentraCare Past President.................................Stacey Austing-Jacobson Melrose Community Ed Secretary.............................................................Darla Honkomp Stearns Electric Association - Melrose Treasurer......................................................................Corey Sand Central MN Credit Union Business Marketing ......................................................Corey Sand Education............................................ Stacey Austing-Jacobson, Melrose Community Ed Membership..................................................Nancy Stoermann Central MN Credit Union Legislative......................Don Andersen, Associate Member Publicity.......................................................... Marlene Blommel Freeport State Bank-Melrose Agricultural...................................................... Joe Fuechtmann Freeport State Bank-Melrose Director............................................................... Kathie Dziengel Chamber Office

Melrose Area Chamber of Commerce Members
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. American Family Insurance American Legion Post #101 Anfinson, Thompson & Co. Anthems at MP’s Apollo Insurance Agency Arvig Bernick’s Beverages & Vending Beth Thieschafer Accounting Birch Hills Community Church Boomerang Marine & Power Sports Bueckers City Sanitation Bueckers Recycling Service Burger King CAP Enterprises Carstens Industries, Inc Casey’s General Store CenterPoint Energy CentraCare Health System-Melrose Central Minnesota Credit Union Central MN Computer Services Church of St. Mary City of Melrose Coborn’s Commercial Contractors Company of Melrose Inc. Commercial Exchange of Melrose Insurance Services Cornerstone Buffet & Restaurant Dairyland Peach Dan Welle’s GM & Chrysler Don & Kay Andersen El Portal Finken Companies Freeport State Bank Greenwald Insurance Agency Haider Construction and Realty Hometown Insurance J&R Frericks Construction Jennie-O Turkey Store Jim’s Electric Service John Wiese Ford Inc. KASM KIA Insurance Agencies KIKV/COOL 94.3 Kraemer Lumber Leedstone Inc. Main Street Nutrition Mark Uphus, Attorney Mayers, Inc McDonald Realty Meadowlark Country Club Melrose 1 Stop Melrose American Legion Melrose Area Women of Today Melrose Beacon Melrose Bowl Melrose Community Education Melrose Dairy Proteins LLC Melrose Eye Clinic Melrose Feed Mill Melrose Hardware Melrose Implement Inc. Melrose Lions Melrose Main Street Repair Melrose Mobile Home Park Melrose Mutual Insurance Company Melrose Plumbing and Heating Services Inc. Melrose Pharmacy Inc. Melrose Public Schools Melrose Women of Today Munson Feed Co. Inc. Napa Auto Parts Patton-Schad Funeral Service PJ’s Enterprises Pottratz Law Office Rahn’s Oil and Propane Ridgewater Farm Business Management Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post #7050 Schmidt Printing Shaggy’s Towing Inc. Snap Fitness Spaeth Sodding & Landscaping Inc. Spiritz Liquor St. Paul’s Lutheran Church State Farm Insurance Stearns Electric Association Super 8 Motel Total Express Tri-Cap Transit Connection Tri-County Action Program, Inc. Unique Boutique US Bank Warrior Boats Weathcare Inc. Worms Lumber & Ready Mix Inc.

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Community Events
2014 Events
MARCH March 29 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Home, Family and Health Expo Melrose Elementary School Gymnasium SUMMER 2014 Melrose Farmers Market Every Saturday morning (depending on the crop season) in June, July, August and September at Spiritz Parking Lot MAY May 2-3 Melrose City Wide Garage Sales May 31 noon to 11 p.m. Kick-Off to Summer Sauk River Park Car Show and BBQ Cook-Off Live Music by Solid Silver Silent Auction, Food, Entertainment and Fireworks Supporting Brain Cancer Research JUNE June 7 Caramel Roll Ride Lake Wobegon Trail www.lakewobegontrail.com June 22 7:30 pm Miss Melrose Pageant Melrose High School Auditorium June 27-28 Melrose Riverfest Celebration Sauk River Park AUGUST August 5 5:30 to 8 p.m. Night to Unite Sauk River Park OCTOBER October 4 Caramel Apple Ride Sauk Centre/Melrose October 31 Halloween Parade and Party Melrose City Center NOVEMBER November 28 7:30 pm Melrose Holiday Kick-Off Light parade and fireworks

A Celebration of Community! June 27-28, 2014

Melrose Riverfest is a celebration that brings the community together. Activities include a parade, food, games, music and entertainment and more! For more information, please visit www.melrosemn.org or call 320-256-7174.
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Parks and Recreation
Melrose has many wonderful opportunities to enjoy:
• Senior Center: Provides social, physical, intellectual and wellness opportunities. • Community Education: Provides a variety of instructional, recreational and social programming. • Bowling: The 8-lane Melrose Bowl is located at 16 6th Ave. SE. • Dancing/Music: Dancing and professional entertainment are available at local clubs and area ballrooms. Music and other entertainment is available at local businesses such as bars and restaurants. (Check local newspapers for current list of entertainment). • Fishing/Hunting: Sportspersons in the area will find a variety of big and small game, as well as a number of well-stocked lakes for summer and winter fishing. • Golf: Meadowlark Golf Course and Country Club located at 837 Country Club Drive SW offers golfing, golf tournaments and private parties. • Trails: For hiking, biking and snowmobiling.

Birch Lake State Park

Birch Lake Campgrounds & Hiking Trails (located 9 miles north of Melrose) 29 campsites • Eight picnic sites • Boat landing • Fishing • Swimming • Eight-mile hiking trail • Snowmobiling trails For additional information, visit www.dnr.mn.us (320) 616-2525 (Managed by Charles A. Lindbergh State Park)

Meadowlark Park

Melrose Lions & Jaycee Community Park
Located at 5th Ave. NW • New playground equipment • Grills, picnic tables and benches • Modern handicap accessible restroom facilities • Skating and hockey rink with lights

Located on Meadowlark Lane SW • Picnic pavilion; no reservations accepted • Modern handicap accessible restroom facilities • Grills, picnic tables and benches • Basketball court • Located near the golf course • Playground equipment including swing sets, sandbox, spring animals and activity center

Big Birch Lake

• Big Birch Lake has great walleye and northern pike • Many visitors enjoy jet skiing and water skiing • Camping sites available

Lake Sylvia

• Lake Sylvia is a small lake with public access • Many residents and visitors come to Lake Sylvia to relax and have picnics

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Parks and Recreation
Little Birch Lake
• Little Birch Lake is located west of Big Birch Lake

Sauk River Mill Pond

• Canoe landing west of Fifth Avenue East • Boat landing along 3rd Ave. NW • World record redhorse fish was caught just below the falls summer of 2005

Sauk River Park

Located at 5th Ave. NE • Tent and RV sites without services @$9.00/day; maximum seven days; no reservations taken • Eight recreational campsites with grills, picnic tables, water and electricity at $15.00/day; maximum seven days; no reservations taken • Four recreational campsites with grills, picnic tables and electricity at $15.00/day; maximum seven days; no reservations taken • Sanitary dump station • Handicap accessible restrooms • Fishing • Horseshoe pits • Basketball courts • Outdoor volleyball courts • Regulation soccer field • Youth soccer field • Regulation softball fields with lighting • Youth baseball field • Small picnic pavilion with tables • Large picnic pavilion with serving area with electricity, refrigerator, sink and hot water; $75.00 plus $75.00 refundable clean-up and key deposit fee; for reservations call the Melrose City Center at 320-256-4278; • New playground equipment including swing sets, spring animals and activity center

Public Golf Course
837 Country Club Dr. Melrose, MN 56352 320-256-4989

PO Box 296 Melrose, MN 56352 President Dale Lyon 320-256-3027

The Minnesota Darkhouse & Angling Association is a charitable non profit organization chartered to help protect the rights of Minnesota residents to take northern pike by spearing or angling.

- Highly-manicured 9 holes - Par 36 - Full bar - Grill - Patio - Driving range - Friendly staff

Call for a tee time today! 320-256-4989 www.meadowlarkcountryclub.com
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Lake Wobegon Trail
The Lake Wobegon Trail measures 54 miles in Stearns County. The Stearns County segment of the Lake Wobegon Trail extends from the Stearns/Todd County line to St. Joseph and from Albany to the Morrison/ Stearns County line. There is an additional eight miles of Lake Wobegon Trail in Todd County. If you connect the Lake Wobegon Trail with Morrison County’s connecting Soo Line Trail and the Central Lakes Trail, which meets the Lake Wobegon Trail in Osakis, you have the LONGEST PAVED RAIL TRAIL in the country – over 120 miles long. The trail is open to bicycling, snowmobiling without studs, walking and rollerblading. The trail was built on two abandoned railroad corridors – the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Soo Line.
Trail Mileage: Sauk Centre to West Union................. 7.0 miles West Union to Osakis.......................... 5.0 miles Osakis to Nelson.................................. 5.6 miles Nelson to Alexandria........................... 6.5 miles Alexandria to Garfield......................... 6.0 miles Garfield to Brandon............................. 5.4 miles Brandon to Evansville......................... 4.9 miles Evansville to Melby............................. 4.6 miles Melby to Ashby.................................... 4.2 miles Ashby to Dalton................................... 7.5 miles Dalton to Fergus Falls.......................... 8.1 miles

LEGEND
Mile Post Resort Shelter Swimming College Trails Library Campsite Museum Parking Restrooms State Park Municipal Boundary
Stearns County Parks Commission Jay Forstner

Trail Mileage: St. Joseph to Avon................................9.0 miles Avon to Albany.....................................6.3 miles Albany to Freeport...............................5.3 miles Freeport to Melrose..............................6.0 miles Melrose to Sauk Centre........................9.5 miles Albany to Holdingford ........................9.4 miles

St. John’s University & Arboretum Stella Maris Chapel College of St. Benedict

St. Joseph

www.lakewobegontrail.com

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Education

Melrose Area Public Schools Independent School District 740 546 5th Ave. NE Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-5160 www.melrose.k12.mn.us
It is the mission of District 740 Public Schools to prepare all learners, in partnership with their families and the community, to inspire a passion for lifelong learning and to contribute within a changing and diverse world. The Melrose Area School Complex is the hub of the district, which includes residents from Freeport, Greenwald, Meire Grove, Melrose, New Munich, Spring Hill, St. Martin and St. Rosa. The quality faculty consists of over 70 percent masters-educated professionals. Though portions of the campus are approximately 40 years old, the facility is well maintained and continues to be upgraded annually in order to better serve its students and school community. Recent upgrades have included new lockers, updated computer labs and a modernized food service facility. The Melrose Area Elementary School Program (grades pre-K-5) provides a quality education program that emphasizes strong reading and mathematics skills. They are especially proud of the kindergarten program at Melrose Area Elementary because they are able to provide all day, every day, at no additional cost. The Daily 5 and CAFE strategies and procedures provide the foundations of the elementary’s reading program. The accelerated reading/ math and Early Intervention in Reading (EIR) programs are examples of excellent supplemental individualized programs used to increase reading and math skills. The exceptional special education staff and program provides outstanding support to students with special needs. The Melrose Area Middle School (grades 6-8) provides an environment which meets the ever-changing physical, social and emotional challenges middle school students face. Quarter classes of art, computer, FACS and industrial technology allow students to experience electives along with their core classes. Students can set goals with their academics and behaviors to strive for Incentive Day each quarter. The outstanding special needs and ELL programs continue within the middle school and provide excellent support to students who qualify. The Melrose Area High School (grades 9-12) provides a comprehensive educational program that offers college credit courses in a multitude of content areas. A wide variety of math and science electives are also offered. Communication classes in foreign language and English are offered, with emphasis on reading, writing and speaking as a strong concentration. The music programs are a highlight and are cherished by students and community. An array of extra-curricular activities are currently offered and provide extended social leadership and collaborative skills.

Melrose Area Schools is a member of the West Central Education District (WCED), which provides support for the special education program. The WCED also provides access to an Area Learning Center that provides alternative educational learning opportunities for some qualifying middle and high school students.
Comprehensive Full Scope Care

• Assess eye wellness • Evaluate for eye disease • Specialty contacts including bifocal contacts Vision Training Expertise • Improve eye quickness and tracking skills • Great for sports & reading skills

Optometrist

Dr. Rick Groetsch

203 Main Street E, Suite B • Melrose, MN 56352-1161 320-256-4000
Fax 320-256-4002

Melrose Eye Clinic

471 Railroad Ave., Box 520 • Albany, MN 56307-0520 320-845-4747
Fax 320-845-4885

Albany Eye Clinic

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TOWING BIG OR SMALL, ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!

Education
Community Education
Melrose Area Schools provide an excellent Community Education program. The program includes activities and opportunities for community members of all ages. Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) programs are offered for children birth to kindergarten and their parents. What will you do at ECFE? Parent/Child Interaction - parents and children explore and learn together in the classroom doing projects, puzzles and educational games without the distraction of other siblings, the phone or the laundry! Circle Time - teachers, children and parents participate in songs and games together. Children’s Time - time for the children to play, eat a snack and listen to a story with their friends and an early childhood teacher. Parent Discussion - parents share practical advice and discuss parenting topics of interest with each other and a parent educator in an adjoining room with a oneway mirror to observe the children as they play. School Readiness is also offered, which is a preschool program for children who are four by September 1. Children meet twice a week in a preschool room and engage in activities that will prepare them for kindergarten. We also offer a 3-year-old preschool. The Adult Basic Education programs include Citizenship class, English as a Second Language, and General Education Diploma classes. These classes are offered in the afternoon and evening at no charge. The Community Education program provides a variety of instructional, recreational and social programming for all ages. Community events include a Father Daughter Ball. Our district also offers a full summer recreation program. If you are interested in Community Education programs, please call 320-256-6010 or go online to www.melrose.k12.mn.us and check out the Community Education online registration link.

Program 320-256-PULL (7855) into your phone so you have the number when you need it!

“Support your local hookers; give them a tow job.”

Chris Schneider’s business, Shaggys Towing, can handle small trucks, regular to medium duty autos, motorcycles and farm equipment.

Melrose Towing & Recovery

Scott Kraemer’s big trucks can handle semis, buses and big farm equipment. Scott, as the owner of Melrose Towing & Recovery has put trusted drivers in the trucks to take care of all your needs. Program 320-256-WREK(9735) into your phone to reach them at any time.

Our service starts where you stop.

Shaggys Towing and Melrose Towing & Recovery work together to help you with whatever your towing needs are. Call 320-256-PULL(7855) or 320-256-WREK(9735) and a friendly dispatcher will get you what you need.

Shaggys Towing & Melrose Towing and Recovery mascot ‘Mater, one of the original tow trucks owned by Eddie Salzman
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Residential, Commercial and Industrial Wiring Design / Build Construction

320-256-3846

119 8th Ave. NW, P.O. Box 234 Melrose, MN 56352

Education

Extra-curricular Activities

The School District offers many quality programs for students. The professional and quality coaches and advisors are very skilled at teaching lifelong skills like dealing with adversity, teamwork, and leadership. In addition, our coaches and advisors are experienced in their fields. The activities offered are: Archery Band Baseball Basketball (boys and girls) Choir Dance Team Football Golf (boys and girls) Gymnastics Boys Hockey Knowledge Bowl Musical Pep Band Softball Tae Kwon Do Speech Tennis (girls) Student Council Track (boys and girls) Swimming & Diving Volleyball (boys and girls) Wrestling Synchronized Swimming Youth Theatre Cheerleading

West Central Area Learning Center
9 2nd St. SW, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-7836 www.wced6026.org

The Center is for students ages 12-21 (middle & high school level). It offers an Extended Year Program, with day, evening and summer school available. The summer school program is 7.5 weeks. The Center includes the Albany, Paynesville, Sauk Centre and Melrose school districts. The Center meets all the state standards and the students must take all the same standardized testing. 407 Main St. E, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-2210 The Melrose English Center offers the following programs: English as a second language, basic literacy skills for adults, basic math skills for adults, workforce preparation, and a family literacy program. Individual one-on-one tutoring is also offered through the Melrose/Sauk Centre Literacy Program and these services include GED preparation, English as a second language training and citizenship preparation. Any adult 16 years or older not currently enrolled in secondary school is eligible for these programs. For more information and class schedules, please contact The English Center at (320) 256-2210.

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Education

115 County Rd. #13 East, Melrose, MN 56325 (Meire Grove/Greenwald) (320) 987-3491 Email: [email protected] Website: stjohnstandrewschool.org
Our Mission Statement: “St. John’s – St. Andrew’s Catholic School is dedicated to providing a Christ-centered environment which will foster the growth and development of each child.” Our Philosophy: “We maintain that St. John’s – St. Andrew’s Catholic School is a place of spiritual and academic growth for students, staff, parents, and parish community. We strive to educate students by fostering Christian values, promoting a feeling of security and self-worth, and meeting individual needs through a comprehensive program. We provide a variety of opportunities to learn basic academic skills, while helping each student accept responsibility for his/her own learning. We emphasize respect for oneself; respect for other people, and for all forms of life and the environment that sustains them. We nurture a community of lifelong and compassionate learners through Catholic values and following Jesus’ example through prayer, service, and love.

St. John’s-St. Andrew’s School

303 2nd St. NE, P.O. Box 39, Freeport, MN 56331 320-836-2591 E-mail: [email protected] Sr. Janine Braun, Principal Kathy Welle, Administrative Coordinator Catholic/Christian Environment - Students are involved in liturgies, prayer services, social outreach and learning about their Catholic faith. We offer pre-K through grade 6, all day - every day kindergarten with highly-qualified teachers and small class sizes. • Computer Assisted Programs • Updated computer lab • iPads • Accelerated reading program • Strong academic curriculum • Curriculum studied and updated regularly. • Music, art and physical education specialists and licensed pre-school • School age child care program - before school, after school and summer care

Sacred Heart School

• Accredited through the Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association. • All students participate actively in the Sacraments of the Church and are involved in some of the liturgies, prayer services, and social outreach. Religious and moral virtues are rooted in the Scriptures and become a “way of life” at St. John’s – St. Andrew’s School. • Highly-trained teachers who care about each individual student; their mental, spiritual, and academic excellence. • Small class sizes allow for more individual attention for each child. Grades K-2 in Greenwald, Gr. 3-6 in Meire Grove. • Religion, reading, and math are very important in our curriculum. With these basics, the rest of the subjects will be easier to master at each level. • Technology (computer and i-Pad) is taught to all students and incorporated into their regular curriculum. Accelerated Reading Program is a supplemental reading program. • Music, art, and physical education specialists • Parents are encouraged to be active in their children’s education.
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207 5th St. NE, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-2141 www.montessorimn.com The Montessori School of Melrose has been operating for ten years, serving children from 3 - 6 years of age. The school is owned by Tammy Ellering Beuning. We are a private school with a Christian orientation. Please call to make an appointment to come and visit our school and meet our teachers. Children are enrolled year-round, so we are ready when your child is ready. Above all, come see our children! They are highly social, well adjusted, spontaneous, happy, peaceful and courteous. They are also excited about learning!

To illuminate the teachings of Jesus…using our hearts, hands and voices as Christian witnesses while striving for academic excellence.

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL: OUR PROMISE

St. Mary’s Catholic School believes in developing the whole child—providing an interactive and individualized education in a safe, welcoming environment. Parents, teachers, students and school leaders work together to help children reach their full life potentials—striving for academic excellence while fostering self-confidence, instilling a life-long love of learning and respect for others’ differences. Learning is self-directed and developed to meet the many different ways in which children learn. Lessons are designed to translate to everyday life—helping students prepare for the challenges of today and tomorrow. Good moral character and spiritual growth are viewed as highly as academics—giving students the foundation to shape their future rather than being shaped by it.

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL: OUR PURPOSE

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL: OUR PROFILE

• Founded in 1958 • Accredited by the Minnesota Non-public School Accrediting Association • A seasoned teaching staff—over 200 years experience combined • Strong enrollment: 153 students pre-K through 6th grade (2012-2013) • Smaller class size: average student-to-teacher ratio is 17 to 1 • Accelerated Reading Program • Leading media center & technology − 1 computer for every 2 students − Computer lab with 25 computers − Multiple Interactive Smart Boards & iPads • Weekly liturgy celebration • Shared time programs • Kids’ Time after-school program (before/after school, summer) • Hot lunch program by TAHER • Bus transportation for K-6th Students

• Pastor – Father Marv Enneking • Principal – Robert Doyle • Administrative Assistant – Judy Kluempke • Eight Wonderful Teachers: Pre-K through 6th Grade • Media Specialist - Autumn Nelson • Kids’ Time Instructor - Amanda Hellermann • Faith Formation Director - Dawn Carrillo • Bookkeeper - Colleen Butte • Custodians - Allan Wiechmann and Amanda Theiler • Other physical education, art, music and special education instructors Take a virtual tour of our school at stmarysofmelroseschool.com and see how we learn, laugh, believe and succeed.

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL: OUR PEOPLE

St. Mary’s Catholic School | 320 S. 5th Ave. E, Melrose, MN 56352 | Phone: 320-256-4257 Fax: 320-256-4208 Email: [email protected] • Web: www.stmarysofmelroseschool.com
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Colleges and Universities
St. Cloud State University 720 4th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 (320) 308-0121 www.stcloudstate.edu St. Cloud Technical and Community College 1540 Northway Drive St Cloud, MN 56303-1240 (320) 308-5000 or (800) 222-1009 www.sctcc.edu Rasmussen College 226 Park Ave South St. Cloud, MN 56301-3713 (320) 251-5600 www.rasmussen.edu Regency Beauty Institute 110 2nd Street So. Waite Park, MN 56387 (320) 251-0500 St. Scholastica 4150 2nd Street South, Ste 550 St. Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 529-6663 College of Saint Benedict 37 S College Ave St. Joseph, MN 56374 (320) 363-5011 www.csbsju.edu Saint John’s University PO Box 2000 Collegeville, MN 56321 (320) 363-2011 www.csbsju.edu Alexandria Technical College 1601 Jefferson St Alexandria, MN 56308 (888) 234-1222 www.alextech.org

The following colleges and universities are within a 35- to 50-mile radius of Melrose. Ridgewater College Willmar Campus 21010 15th Avenue NW PO Box 1097 Willmar, MN 56201 (800) 722-1151 www.ridgewater.mnscu.edu Minnesota School of Business 1201 2nd Street So. Waite Park, MN 56387 (320) 257-2000 www.msbcollegeedu.com Model College of Hair Design 201 8th Avenue So. St. Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 253-4222 or (800) 450-3300 www.mcohd.com

Melrose Public Library

225 1st St. NE, P.O. Box 27, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-3885 • www.griver.org
Hours: Monday...............................................................2:00 – 8:00 Tuesday...............................................................2:00 – 5:00 Wednesday........................................................2:00 – 7:00 Thursday.................................10:00 – 12:00, 2:00 – 5:00 Friday...................................................................2:00 – 6:00 Saturday.........................................................10:00 – 12:00
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The Melrose Branch of Great River Regional Library (GRRL) has what you are looking for....books on almost every subject, magazines, entertainment and how-to DVDs, music CDs, eAudiobooks, eBooks, computers, Internet access, programs and so much more. Library members also have access to the 700,000 items owned by the Great River Regional Library system, of which Melrose Public Library is a member. All of the GRRL system’s materials are listed on a computer catalog. Library users may search and make their requests on the computer (either at the library or from home), and a daily delivery service circulates items within the system’s 32 libraries. The library also offers free Internet access at public Internet stations as well as children’s and adult’s programming. The library is in a large, modern, fully-accessible city building that also houses meeting rooms, the police department, a center for seniors and other city offices. It is comfortable and well organized, with clear signage to direct users to the fiction, non-fiction, children’s and reference collections. Library staff is knowledgeable, friendly and helpful and receive professional reference and support services from the GRRL headquarters in St. Cloud. Free library cards are available to residents of the GRRL service area, which include: Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd and Wright counties. For additional information, please call (320) 256-3885.

Medical Care
525 Main St. W, Melrose, MN 56352 320-256-4231 At CentraCare Health – Melrose, our mission is to work to improve the health of every patient every day. The hospital has the latest medical and diagnostic equipment to ensure quality medical care at the local level. The hospital employs an excellent staff that is committed to fulfilling our mission to our community. In December 2009, the clinic moved to a new larger clinic site, adjacent to the old clinic. The former clinic space was renovated and is being used for visiting specialist clinics. In June 2013, the City of Melrose sold the land and health care facilities to CentraCare Health. The transaction satisfied the lease and ended all association between the City of Melrose and CentraCare Health. CentraCare Health – Melrose Medical Staff consists of four family practice physicians and three nurse practitioners. Many physician specialists visit CentraCare Health - Melrose on a scheduled basis to provide outreach services. This convenient access allows our patients to receive the high-quality specialty care they need, while staying close to home. In many cases, the patient may be treated by a specialist in St. Cloud and receive follow-up care by the same specialist in Melrose. Visiting specialists: - Asthma & Allergy - Audiology - Cardiology - Gastroenterology - Medical Oncology - Neurology - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Ophthalmology - Orthopedics - Podiatry - Psychiatry, adult & child - Psychology - Radiology - Surgery - Urology

CENTRACARE HEALTH MELROSE HOSPITAL

An adult day care program provides relief for caretakers during daytime hours and gives participants social and recreational activities that might not otherwise be available to them because of disability or other circumstances. Participants receive a noon meal, snacks and assistance with medication and personal care, if necessary.

ADULT DAY CARE

320-256-4474 Pine Villa Care Center, a 75-bed skilled nursing home, provides 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation services. We are fortunate to have 53 private rooms. We have a specialized care wing, Pine Haven, for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Pine Haven is a secure unit with an enclosed courtyard for outdoor exercise. Staff are specially trained to meet the unique needs of these special residents. Villa Court was opened in 2007 with 15 private rooms with in-floor heat and personal bathrooms with showers. All residents are provided a variety of activities and special programs to meet their interests and daily church services are provided in the chapel. Pine Villa has spacious lounges, dining and recreational areas and special items such as a bird aviary. Strong community and family support ensure many visitors and a family atmosphere. Pine Villa provides high quality nursing care in a supportive and caring environment.
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PINE VILLA CARE CENTER

Medical Care

CENTRACARE HEALTH - MELROSE CLINIC
525 Main St. W, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-4228 Clinic Years in Business: 42 (since 1972) Brief History: The Melrose community was served faithfully for many decades by two independent physicians – Dr. A.H. Zachman and Dr. L.B. Kuhlmann. As they approached the latter part of their careers, the Melrose citizens became concerned about who would follow in their footsteps. They formed a committee to recruit new doctors and had a flier posted in the University of Minnesota Medical School student lounge. This flier was noticed by then medical students Allen Horn and James Mohs. Later a friend, Tim Scanlan also became interested. The three students were aggressively recruited by the people of Melrose. After they finished their training, they came to Melrose and in 1972 built a clinic. As the community grew, so did the number of physicians. The clinic was an independent entity serving the health care needs of the Melrose area until May 1996 when it integrated with CentraCare Health in St. Cloud in order to expand patient services, specialty coverage and information systems. This integration has allowed the physicians of CentraCare Health – Melrose to continue their emphasis on cost-effective, quality health care in a rapidly changing health care marketplace. Another significant result of the integration was the construction of a clinic in 1999. The 1999 clinic provided

much needed room for additional physicians and allowed for combining the clinic and hospital lab and X-ray services. The staff of CentraCare Health - Melrose promotes the optimal health of patients and the community by involving individuals as much as possible in their own health care. An emphasis on patient-centered care, education and preventative health care, as well as new technologies and skills, will ensure that the providers and staff of CentraCare Health - Melrose will meet the health care needs of the entire area well into the future. One of the original founders of the clinic, Allen Horn, M.D., reluctantly gave up seeing patients in January 2005 due to increasing responsibilities as President of CentraCare Clinic. In 2012, he retired after serving 10 years as CentraCare Clinic president and more than 30 years as a family medicine physician in Melrose. James Mohs, M.D., who initially only planned to stay for two years, retired from the practice in December 2006 after working in Melrose for more than 33 years. Mary Schwieters, M.D., who resigned from the clinic in 2008 to be able to spend more time with her children, also works as a locum to help out in the clinic when needed. The current physicians include Drs. Dante Beretta, Kurt Schwieters, Julie Klasen, Patrick Heller, and nurse practitioners Erin Bjork, Beth Frazier and Sheila Wing. For 42 years, the clinic has offered comprehensive family health care to an ever expanding service area in central Minnesota. In December 2009, the clinic moved to a new, larger clinic site, adjacent the old clinic. A new laboratory and retail pharmacy also opened in this addition. The former clinic space was renovated and is being used for visiting specialist clinics. CentraCare Health - Melrose clinic is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Wednesday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The telephone numbers are 256-4228, 3525297 and 837-5200.

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Medical Care

MELROSE PHARMACY
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PARK VIEW CENTER
320-256-1808
Companionship…Convenience…Choices and Care… are just some of the benefits at Park View Center for adults age 55 years and better for those who need to balance their unique needs for independence and assisted living services. Because Park View Center is connected to CentraCare Health – Melrose Hospital, Clinic and Long Term Care, all levels of health care are readily available should the need arise. Park View Center offers you retirement living at its finest. Park View Center is located adjacent to the Jaycee Park and the Lake Wobegon trail in a quiet, relaxed neighborhood. In addition to several standard features in our 41-unit one- and two-bedroom floor plans, a host of on-site services and commons areas make Park View Center a community all on its own. Tenants have full use of the chapel, fireplace lounge, sun room, patio, crafts room, laundry rooms and dining room. The rent package includes: daily continental breakfast and a noon meal, weekly housekeeping, emergency pull cords in each apartment, daily activities, utilities (cable TV, electricity, water, sewer, trash service) and daily church services. Park View Center operates with a Class F Home Care license and offers assistance to those in need of health services 24 hours a day. Among the services offered are assistance with medication, assistance with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, grooming), 24-hour access to nursing staff, up to three meals per day, comfort checks and much more. Construction of an additional 20 apartment units will soon increase access to senior living and assisted living services. The new wing is approximately 24,500 square feet and is scheduled for completion in Fall 2014. Once you’ve seen what Park View Center has to offer, we’re sure you’ll agree, it’s a place you’ll be happy to call home.

Conveniently Located Inside CentraCare Clinic!
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Phone: 320-256-7292 • Toll Free: 800-854-3705 Fax: 320-256-3358

611 Main Street West Melrose, MN 56352

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Open Bowling Sundays 12:30-5, Saturdays 1-5
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Call to reserve space for class reunions, family reunions, parties of all kinds!

320-256-3655
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16 S 6th Ave. E Melrose, MN

Churches

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pastor: Kevin Mann 207 5th St. NE, Melrose, MN 56352 Phone: (320) 256-3847 www.stpaulsmelrose.org • Email: [email protected] Services: Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:25 a.m. Sunday Adult Bible Class 10:25 a.m. Service times may change in the summer. Please call for more information.

211 5th Ave. SE, Melrose, MN 56352 Phone: (320) 256-4207 Fax: (320) 256-4208 Email: [email protected] www.stmarysofmelrose.com Pastor: Fr. Marvin Enneking Parochial Vicar: Fr. Omar Guanchez Deacon: Ernie Kociemba Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Spanish Mass: 12:30 p.m. Sacrament of Penance: Tuesdays after evening Mass. Communal Penance Services are scheduled during Advent and Lent.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Planning A Special Event?
We have the space!
To reserve the clubrooms for your wedding or anniversary celebration, contact

American Legion Clubrooms

Post 101 County Rd. 173 Melrose, MN

320-256-3581
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Albany Area Home Health provides continuity of nursing and rehabilitation to patients who may have recently been diagnosed with a new disease, or who are recovering from a recent accident, illness or surgery. Our hospice services offer comfort, peace, and dignity for our patients with life limiting illnesses and for their 161 4th St., Ste. B, Albany, MN families. We offer a team of compassionate professionals providing care to you wherever Our services include: you call home, even if it is an Assisted Living • Skilled • Occupational Center, a Skilled Nursing Facility or your Nursing Care Therapy • Home • Speech Therapy private residence. Health Aide • Social Work • Physical Therapy

320-845-2440

Melrose Senior Activities Center
225 1st St NE, Melrose, MN 56352 (320) 256-4278

Melrose City Center

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Handling your computer needs so you can handle your business.
Russ Middendorf,
owner

320-256-2627
305 Main Street East Melrose, MN 56352

Quilting is an activity done at the Melrose Senior Center.

Matt Imdieke Jacob Imdieke Melissa Welsh Kenny Tschida 320-420-1295 320-491-7157 320-333-0888 320-309-4502

Melrose Senior Activities Center is a handicapped-accessible facility in the City Center. It is open on weekdays, excluding holidays. Seniors can enjoy the beautiful view of the Sauk River as well as the benches and tables on the City Center grounds. A meal is served on the third Thursday of the month during the months of September through May. Board meetings are the first Monday of each month at 9:00 a.m. Scheduled activities include the following: • 500 - First Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. from October through April • 500 - Third Wednesday of every month at 1:30 p.m. • Bridge - Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Beginners welcome. • Line Dancing - Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. • Golden Goalies (weight loss group) - Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. The center is also open for socializing, quilting, pool playing and other games such as scrabble, checkers, puzzles, etc. There are computers with Internet access available as well. Seniors (55+ years of age) residing in Melrose Area School District #740 and the Birch Lake area are invited to participate and use the center. There are no membership dues. Please contact MaryAnn Primus, Senior Center Coordinator at 320-256-4435.

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ACCOUNTING Anfinson Thompson & Co. 320.256.3917 312 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352

Business Directory

Shaggys Towing Small Trucks, Regular to Medium Duty Autos, Motorcycles and Farm Equipment 320.256.PULL (7855) BEAUTY Mary Kay Cosmetics/ Briana Worms Sales Director 320.248.6307 www.marykay.com/brianaworms The Cut Above 320.293.4687 313 Main Street E Melrose, MN 56352 BOATS Warrior Boats 320.256.2628 16 Industry Parkway Dr. NW www.warriorboatsinc.com BOUTIQUE Unique Boutique 320.256.8655 415 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 BOWLING/DINING Melrose Bowl/Schif’s Bar 320.256.3655 16 Sixth Ave. SE Melrose, MN 56352 www.melrosebowl.com BUILDING SUPPLIES Kraemer Lumber 320.256.4275 826 County Road 13 Melrose, MN 56352 www.kraemerlumber.com Worms Lumber & Ready Mix 320.837.5288 535 Main St. New Munich, MN 56356 www.wormsreadymix.com CITY OFFICES City of Melrose 320.256.4278 225 1st St. NE Melrose, MN 56352 www.cityofmelrose.com COFFEE SHOP Lisa’s On Main 320.256.LISA (5472) 409 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352

COMMUNICATIONS Arvig 320.256.7471 224 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.arvig.com COMPUTER SERVICES Central Minnesota Computer Services 320.256.2627 305 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 CONSTRUCTION Eric Schmiesing Construction 320.293.7428 J&R Construction 320.290.5669 320.249.7404 DENTAL Midwest Dental 320.256.4267 203 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 ELECTRICAL Melrose Electric 320.256.3846 119 8th Ave. NW Melrose, MN 56352 EXCAVATION Mayers Excavating 320.256.4479 37264 County Road 13 Melrose, MN 56352 FINANCIAL Central Minnesota Credit Union 888.320.8482 320 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.myCMCU.org Freeport State Bank 320.256.7208 219 Main St. East Melrose, MN 56352 Wealthcare 320.256.7070 223 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 FITNESS Snap Fitness - Melrose 320.256.SNAP 321 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.snapfitness.com/melrosemn FUEL Melrose 1 Stop 320.256.3519 423 2nd Ave. SE Melrose, MN 56352 www.rahnsfuel.com

AGRICULTURAL Melrose Ag Services, LLC 320.256.4615 646 Riverside Ave. W Melrose, MN 56352 Melrose Implement Inc. 320.256.4253 37364 County Road 13 Melrose, MN 56352 www.melroseimplement.com APARTMENTS Melrose Village Townhomes 320.493.0622 Melrose, MN www.centralminnrentals.com AUTOMOTIVE Repair Illies Auto Body 320.256.7277 507 Main Street E Melrose, MN 56352 Melrose Main Street Repair 320.256.3623 215 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.autorepairmelrose.com Sales & Repair John Wiese Ford 320-352-6561 888-868-6561 203 10th Street South Sauk Centre, MN 56378 www.johnwieseford.com Body Loren Pundsack Collision 320.256.5040 126 Country Club Road Melrose, MN 56352 Parts NAPA 320.256.7441 117 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.napacentralmn.com Towing Melrose Towing & Recovery Semis, Buses and Big Farm Equipment 320.256.WREK (9735)

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GARBAGE AND RUBBISH COLLECTION Bueckers City Sanitation 877.352.2876 www.bcstrash.com Bueckers Recycling 320.256.3475 3 miles east of Melrose, MN Danny’s Disposal & Recycling, Inc. 320.836.2700 38084 Thunder Road Melrose, MN 56352 GOLF Meadowlark Country Club 320.256.4989 837 Country Club Dr. Melrose, MN 56352 www.meadowlarkcountryclub.com GROCERY/PHARMACY/LIQUOR Coborn’s - Melrose 320.256.4444 105 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.coborns.com HEALTH & WELLNESS Main Street Nutrition 320.256.6666 301 Main St. E facebook: Melrose Main Street Nutrition HEATING I-94 Classics 320.256.3623 329 County Road 173 E Melrose, MN 56352 Heating Fuel Rahn’s Oil & Propane Inc. 320.256.3680 1220 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.rahnsfuel.com

Business Directory
HOME SECURITY Heartland Security 888.264.6380 213 8th Ave. NW Melrose, MN 56352 www.heartlandss.com INSURANCE American Family Insurance Kyle Hoium Agency 320.256.3434 10 3rd Ave. SE Melrose, MN 56352 [email protected] www.kylehoium.com Commercial Exchange Corporation - Melrose 320.256.7741 411 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 Greenwald Insurance Agency 320.987.3223 50 N 5th Street Greenwald, MN 56355 www.greenwaldinsurance.com Grove Mutual Insurance 320-987-3646 75 State Highway 4 North Melrose Meire Grove Hometown Insurance 320.256.5130 305 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 Kraker Insurance 320.256.3611 502A Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 Melrose Mutual 320.256.7290 303 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.melrosemutual.com

State Farm Insurance - Melrose 320.256.4617 209 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.dinapierskalla.com LIQUOR Spiritz Liquor 320.256.6300 225 Kraft Dr. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.spiritzliquor.com LIQUOR/DINING The Dam Bar 320.256.3660 319 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 LODGING Super 8 320.256.4261 231 County Road 173 E Melrose, MN 56352 www.super8.com MANUFACTURING Carstens Industries, Inc. 320.256.3919 733 Main St. W Melrose, MN 56352 www.carstensindustries.com MEAT - MEAT PROCESSING Melrose City Meat Market 320.256.3750 On Main St. across from the Credit Union Melrose, MN 56352 Pep’s Pork 320.987.3368 29769 325th Ave., Melrose, MN 56352 www.pepspork.com MEDICAL CentraCare Health - Melrose 320.256.4228 525 Main St. W Melrose, MN 56352 www.centracare.com

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319 Main St. E Melrose

Business Directory
OPTOMETRIST Melrose/Albany Eye Clinic 320.256.4000 203 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 ORGANIZATIONS American Legion Post 101 320.256.3581 256 County Road 173 Melrose, MN 56352 Heartland Chapter MN Darkhouse & Angling Association 320.256.3027 320.492.6426 PO Box 296 Melrose, MN 56352 PHARMACY Melrose Pharmacy 320.256.7292 611 Main St. W Melrose, MN 56352 REAL ESTATE Benchmark Real Estate 320.256.8000 116 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.benchmarkrealty.com Charlie Walker Real Estate (320) 352-6392 (888) 352-6392 507 Main Street South Sauk Centre, MN 56378 www.saukcentrerealestate.net Coldwell Banker Crown Realtors [email protected] (320) 352-6429 (320) 266-3051 Sauk Centre, MN 56378 www.saukcentrerealestate.net Main Street Real Estate (320) 352-6736 (800) 820-6736 508 Main Street South Sauk Centre, MN 56378 www.saukcentrerealestate.net McDonald Realty Inc. (320) 352-1836 Sauk Centre, MN 56378 (320) 256-6200 Melrose, MN 56352 www.saukcentrerealestate.net Neighborhood Realty (320) 260-1159 38954 County Road 29 Sauk Centre, MN 56378 www.saukcentrerealestate.net Premier Real Estate Services Matt Imdieke Team 320.420.1295 [email protected] Sauk Centre Real Estate www.saukcentrerealestate.net REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION Haider Realty/Butch Haider Construction 320.256.7420 Located inside the US Bank Melrose, MN 56352 www.haiderrealty.com RESTAURANT/CATERING Cornerstone Buffet & Restaurant 320.256.6001 233 Kraft Dr. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.cornerstonebuffetrestaurant.com TRANSPORTATION Mayers Coaches Inc. 320.256.4479 37264 County Road 13 Melrose, MN 56352

TRUCK - REPAIR Melrose Truck Repair 320.256.7770 305 3rd Ave. SW Melrose, MN 56352 UTILITIES Stearns Electric 320.256.4241 900 Kraft Dr. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.stearnselectric.org VETERINARY Leedstone Animal Health 320.256.3303 222 County Road 173 E Melrose, MN 56352 www.leedstone.com WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT, SERVICE AND SUPPLIES Finken Water Solutions 320.256.3890 116 Main St. E Melrose, MN 56352 www.finkens.com WELDING CAP Enterprises 320.256.3900 511 3rd Ave. SW Melrose, MN 56352 WINERY Whispering Oaks Winery 320.256.7118 33578 Co. Rd. 30 Melrose, MN 56352 www.whisperingoakswinerymn.com

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All Makes Class 8’s Service Associates
STEVE NORRIS, OWNER

10 Third Ave. SE, Melrose

320-256-8000

305 3rd Ave. SW • Melrose, MN 56352
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Meat Market
Featuring:
• Full line of processed meats using Jim’s original recipes • Cooked meats • Whole or half hogs • Whole, half or mixed quarters of beef • Cheeses, deli meats, etc. • Meat & cheese trays

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Full line of venison processing year round.
No appointment needed to bring in your venison.

LUMBER CO., INC.
826 County Road 13 Melrose

If we don’t have what you’re looking for just ask. We’ll try to provide it for you.

Melrose City Meat Market
Located on Main Street across from the Credit Union

320-256-4275

Winter Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Saturdays 8-12

320-256-3750

Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5:30 Saturdays 8-12

www.kraemerlumber.com

DANNY’S DISPOSAL & RECYCLING, INC.
38084 Thunder Road • Melrose, MN
• Farm Service • Roll-Off Boxes • New Construction • Remodeling

FOR ALL YOUR GARBAGE REMOVAL NEEDS
• Commercial • Residential • Reshingling

Service you can depend on!
Dan R. Bueckers, owner

320-836-2700
You Call, We’ll Haul!
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Quality health care with a personal touch
Melrose Clinic
320-256-4228
Clinic hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs. 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wed. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Fri. 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. to noon

Dante Beretta, MD

Kurt Schwieters, MD

Melrose Hospital
320-256-4231
Offers emergency care, obstetrics, surgery, imaging and rehabilitation. Attached to the hospital are the nursing home, assisted living and independent living apartments.

Julie Klasen, MD

Patrick Heller, MD

visits to Melrose to complement the care provided by our family medicine providers. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Allergy & Asthma Cardiology Gastroenterology Medical Oncology Neurology Obstetrics & Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Podiatry Psychiatry Psychology Surgery Urology

Visiting Specialists make regular

Erin Bjork, CNP

Beth Frazier, CNP

Sheila Wing, CNP

525 Main Street West Melrose, MN 56352 centracare.com
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